Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-26
4 SPRIGHTLY MELlNGE.
Tho Public Library Entertainment on
Thursday Evenip.-Benelts Con.
ferred by This Institution.
Newsy Collection Of Anecdotes Gathered
BY the Society Editor ofngs and
Comings Of Our Citizens.

On gazing at tho cultured crowd who
thronged the library. room Friday evening.
we could not but feel that Butte was enter.
ing upon u new era-the era OF progress.
Pr. gress OF the real, earnest. competent,
ambitious lover Of learning. for the scope
Of learning. We hope everything from the
Butte Public Library; also, We have reason
for confidence in the people who founded
it, in the character of the people who COM
prise it's governing board, and in it's
noble aim Of sheltering ard instructing
homeless young men, giving them q com.
Portable. respectable place of rendezvous.
It's foundation is an important event
for the world of Butte. On Fri
day evening. We were treated to a
delightful reception given by the trustees.
Many OF the prominent citizens Of the
town were present. Orton's band furnished
delightful music, previous to and after the
Rotations and speeches. The programme
was under the direction OF Miss Marie
Nelson. The beautiful room was brilliantly
lighted. and the three large libraries, con-
tanning more than ]. 900 volumes. made q
magnificent display. Col. Bradshaw made
the opening address and. although ex-
tempore, it wat IN exquisite introduction
to so noble q subject. He was followed by
little Francis Nelson in a delightful little
poem, entitled Shiny Eyes" Mr.. Elmer
Metcalf followed with that beautiful
masterpiece, 1.-The Painter of Seville"
Mrs. Frank Marsh then varied the pro.
gramme by singing that most touching
ballad, I'm the Cleaning" The gem of
the evening perhaps was Miss Marie
Nelson's recitation of "Faithful Lovers"
Miss Nelson IS q charming e~locutionist.
besides being a thorough master OF her
art and manifesting infinite study
and engaging in every way.
She was followed by Mr.. Matt Anderson in
an original poem entitled I'm Saddest
when TSmile." Mr.. Lyman then gave one
OF his inimitable ROTATIONS entitled Bill
Mason's Bride" The popularity of this
deserving gentleman was as usually appar-
emit and his encores were SO numerous hat
he was Obliged again to respond; after
ward the music and promenading were re-
sumed and many new subscribers were en-
listed. With the advent OF the long, cold
winter evenings, reading will be the princi-
pal pastime and no one should be without
a ticket to the Butte Library. The ticket
for a year is only five dollars-what is of.
ten paid for one OF two volumes. There
you have access to more than a thousand.
all excellent works by all the standard
masters.
4 BALL.
On next Friday evening there will be a
charity ball for the benefit of the Orphans
Home. All the charitably disposd, both
society people and others, should turn out
and dance hard for a good cause. The lit.
tie institut on is 1ourishing and will no
doubt feed, clothe and shelter many dear
little children during the long, cold and
hard winter months. A large crowd is
confidently expected.
THE TIME HE GOT LEFT.
A young gentleman of the city whose
initials might be T. A. has been heard to
tell the following story on himself: Il had
her engaged for the party and called 10,
her about 9 O'Clock with a carriage. Her
mother met me at the door and informed
me that the young lady, thinking I was not
coming, had retired for the night. Unfor-
tunately for me there were a couple in the
carriage who overheard every word that
wat said and they gave me away. That
was a time 1 got Left"
SHE MUST ASK MAMMA.
1t is related that not long since a young
lady inquired al one OF the stores not a
thousand miles from the city, for ome but
ton-hole sewing twist, when the clerk asked
her If she would not prefer the button
holes already made. The young lady i'm
mediately answered that her mamma
didn't s y anything about that. and che
would have to ask her. We are left in the
dark as to what remark m made
but are informed that the stock of ready
made button-holes has not been diminished.
AN APT IMPRoMPTU.
At a social gathering in the city some
evenings since, where the guests were called
upon to respond in rhyme and make use OF
some word given them, one young gentle
man perpetrated the following excellent
lines:
1t is no sin to love, II love we those of worth,
For love is fair and love is good, and is the salt
of earth.
Then love me as you will. I'll take it not a. sin, !
For love continued as it should be. "makes ali |
the world akin"
SHE DosED THE WRONG BOY.
1t is the good fortune OF a family in the
city to be blessed with two boys nearly the
same age and size and who are privileged, |
as is often the case, to sleep in the same
bed. One OF the boys was quite i'll the
early part OF the week, so much so in fact
that q physician was called in who pre.
scribed for him and left with the Injunction
to the anxious aunt to see that the medi-
cine was administered every hour during
the night. The sick boy occupied the front
side of the bed, but after he had taken one
dose OF the medicine he quietly crawled
over his companion and turning HE face
to the wall was soon enjoying the sleep of
the Just. His aunt, reminded of
the doctors parting Injunction. AZ
regularly as the hours came around. woke
up her patient III in spite OF his protests
that he wasn't sick and didn't want the
nevertheless insisted on his tax
ing it. In the morning she discovered she
had been dosing the wrong boy. She has
bad no further occasion to feel apprehen-
sive about the sick boy, but the boy that
took the medicine has been all broke M
ever since.
AN ACT OF CHARITY. II
Our popular Sheriff, John Lloyd, wal WIS.,
tied yesterday by a lady named Mrs. Mary l
Waite, and bearing al infant in arms, des-
titnte and without home. Her husband .
'ent for her in the East, and before she /
cached here her husband bad taken i'll and 8
lied. Mr.. Lloyd took compassion upon
A0A 0Au OOtSue ucE d. IlCkeU 10 1QluD6OOrQ, | ;
her mother lives. :
SOCIETY PERSONALS. /
Mrs VIM. Thompson and children have I
home from a visit to St. Louis.
Prof. George E. Randall, q prominent j
mining expert, after spending two months /!
our city, returned last week to New II
'ork.
Col. Joseph A. Coram has returned to Il
is home in Lowell, Mass. r
John 81. Curtis has returned from q -
visit to the capital. y
Mrs. Wright. of Spokane Falls, and Mrs.
ticks, OF thu East, spent a few weeks in ,
be city visiting their relative VIM. Owsley. q,
hey will return home Monday. "
A complimentary military and civic ball u
be given Captain J.C Shepherd, on -
Nov. 9, at the Turner Hall on %
ranite Street. l..
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Cairns lave rented -.
leir home on Lower Main Street and will -
a snit e of rooms over J. R. Boyce +,
Co.'S dry goods establishment. Of
General Agent w. s.. Baldwin went to o.!
alt Lake City Tuesday.
Mr.. Joe Young. of Salt Lake City, spent ~
few days OF last week in the CITY. q"